Kathleen Hunt (from left), 17, of Round Lake, Angelica Nieman, 16, of !Quincy and Stephanie McGovern, 23, of Collinsville talk before the 2013 Miss Midwest Illinois scholarship pageant Sunday at the Four Points hotel in Fairview Heights. Hunt and McGovern are title holders for their areas for Miss Midwest Illinois and Nieman is a title holder for her area for Miss Midwest Illinois Outstanding Teen. They were at the pageant in Fairview Heights to try to move to the next level to represent Illinois. STEVE NAGY/BND — snagy@/bnd.com